Why 200 People Walked Out Of Amy Schumer's Show This Weekend

I want to thank the 8,400 people who stayed.

Oct 18, 2016 12:30am

Amy Schumer lost a few fans at her show over the weekend... 200 to be exact. The comedian didn't get the warmest of responses from her Tampa Bay, Florida, crowd who didn't seem to take kindly to her choice of target: Donald Trump.

Starting with calling Trump an “orange, sexual-assaulting, fake-college-starting monster" and ending with explaining that she didn't want to tell her niece that the US has a president to wants to sexually assault his own daughter, Schumer went on to question a local Trump supporter about his decision to vote against Hillary Clinton in the upcoming election.

"Do you get worried at all with how impulsive he is, that he gets so fired up from ‘Saturday Night Live’ doing a skit on him?" she asked the Trump supporter, "Do you worry he’ll be impulsive and get us in a lot of f*ing trouble we can’t get out of?"

As audience members began to boo, Schumer called out, "Of course, we’re in Florida, you’re going to boo."

"I know you’re here to laugh, but you choose how you’re going to live your life, and it’s just too important."

As she began to detail a story about how she came about making her decision to vote for Hillary (she was seated next to her at her birthday party), people started to walk out, ending in a loss of around 200 people.

After the show, Schumer spoke to Vanity Fair, saying, "I loved the crowd and my show in Tampa last night! I want to thank the 8,400 people who stayed. We had a great time! We have always depended on comedians to make us laugh and tell the truth. I am proud to continue that tradition."